NER 
lari neqnitia praiditi.-IT Also, prodi¬ 
gality, profusion. Cic. I'ilii nequitiam 
videre.-If Also, profligacy, lewd ness, 
wantonness. Tcrent. Aliquem ad ne- 
qnitiein adduce re. Horat. Tandem 
nequitiie pone modum tuie. Id. Nequi- 
ti;e Cnstos. -IF Also, wickedness, im¬ 
probity, vice, villany. Cic. Otficina ne- 
quitis. Phanlr. Vis, et neqnitia (pud- 
quid oppugnant, ruit. Pandect. Dolo 
mato, et per nequitiam. Prupert. Nec 
tremis admiss;e conscia nequiti® ? faith¬ 
lessness. -IF Plin. calls the bad quality 
of wine turned into vinegar, nequitia 
nIqUO, and Ne QU5 (ne & quo), adv. 
no whither, pyrrol. Cato. 
NeReIS, and NEREIS, xdis, f. patronym. 
Nijpijts, and N^pri's, a. daughter of Ne- 
reus; a Nereid, sea-nymph. Virg. Ne 
reidum mater, h. e. Doris. 
NeREUS, ei and eos, m. Nypevs, Nereus. 
a sea-god, son of Neptune and husband 
of Doris. Virg. - IT Also, the sea. 
Ovid. Totum Nereus circumsonat or- 
bem. — Hence, Nereius, and Neriniis, 
a, um, adj. of Nereus. Virg. Nereia 
Doto, the daughter of Nereus. Ovid. 
Nereia genitrix, h. e. Thetis. — Also, 
of the sea. Nemesian. Nerinre aquae, 
sea-water. 
NERVINE, i See 3 
NERINE (Nereus), es, f. Nij/jho), same as 
3 Nr.reis. Virg. Nerine Galatea. 
NERINUS (Nereu3), a, um, adj. of or be- 
3 longing to Nereus or the sea. Ncrnes. 
aqua, sea-water. 
NERIS, enis, NERIENE, es, and NE- 
3 RTX, ;e, f. wife of Mars. Plaut. and 
Gell. 
NERI5N (vfipiov), or NERIUM, ii, n. an 
evergreen called rose-laurel, rose-bay or 
oleander. Plin. 
NeRJTSS, and NeRITOS, i, f. Nypirog, 
Neritus, a mountain of Ithaca; also, a 
small island in its neighborhood. Virg ■. 
Neritos ardua saxis.-IT Hence, Neri¬ 
tius a, um, adj. of Neritos or Ithaca. 
Ovid. Neritius dux, Ulysses, king of 
Ithaca. Id. ratis, that bore Ulysses. Sil. 
Neritia proles, h. c. the Saguntines, be¬ 
cause they came from Ithaca and. its vicin¬ 
ity. And, absol. Ovid. Neritius, h. e. 
Ulysses. 
NER 5, onis, m. a family name in the Clau- 
dian gens. Lie. -IT Hence, Nerone- 
us, Nerdnius, or Neroniunus, a, um, adj. 
of Nero, Neronian. Cic. Neronianum 
dictum. Sueton. Neroneum certamen. 
NERSxE, arum, f. a town of Latium.Virg. 
NeRTHPS, i, a divinity of the old Ger¬ 
mans. Tacit. Germ. 40 (according to 
the best MSS.). 
NERVALIS (nervus), e, adj. Scribon. 
3 Lanr. Herbam nervalem ,plantain. 
NERVIiE, arum, f. and NeRVI A, drum, 
n. the strings or chords if a musical in¬ 
strument, ra vcvoia. Gell. and Pair. 
NeRVICOS (nervus), a, um, adj. afflicted 
with a nervous disordir, nervous. Vit.ruv. 
-IT Also (from Nervii), of the Ner- 
vians. Ctes. 
NeRVII, orum, m. a people of Bclgic 
Gaul. Cues.—And sing. Lucan. Ni- 
miumque rebellis Nervins. 
NeRVINOS (nervus), a, um, adj. made 
3 of sinews. Veget. 
NeRVoSe (nervosus), adv. strongly, 
stoutly, forcibly, vigorously, lax"pdsg- 
Cic. Nervosius dicere. Plane, ad Cic. 
Ut vigilanter nervoseque nos subornes. 
NeRVoSITAS (Id.), atis, f. strength, 
2 ton trhness. Plin. 
NeRVoSOS (nervus), a, um, adj. full of 
sinews or fibres, sinewy, vcvpdjSns- Cels. 
Nervosus locus. Lucret. Nervosa et 
lignea, dorcas. Ovid. Mollia nervosus 
facit internodia poples. Also, of plants. 
Plin. Nervosi cauliculi. - IT Also, 
s'rong, vigorous, nervous. Prudent. 
Nervosa juventus. Cic. Quis Aristotele 
nervosior? nervous in expression. 
' NeR VOLOS (dimin. from nervus), i, m. a 
] little nerve. Figur. Cic. Si til nervulos 
tuos adhibueris, h. e. strength, vigor. 
veRVOS (vevpov), i, in. a sinew, Undon, 
nerve, ligament, fibre. Cic. His adde ner- 
vos, a quibus artus continentur. Cels 
Cervix ne sustinere quidem caput pos¬ 
set, nisi nervi collum continerent. Cces.i 
NES 
Hoc ali vires, nervosque connrman pu- 
tant. Cels. Nervorum dissolutio, et ri¬ 
gor, et dislentio. .‘inner,, contractio. 
Cic. Omnes nervos contendere, to strain 
every nerve, use every effort. -IF Also, 
force, strength, vigor, power, support. 
Q. Cic. Nervos atque artus sapienti®. 
Cic. Nervi belli pecunia. Id. Veetiga- 
lia nervos esse reipnblica;. Liv. Nervi 
conjurationis, the leaders. Cic. Poet® 
molliunt animos, nervos omnis virtutis 
elidunt. Id. Hornm oratio neque ner¬ 
vos, neque aculeos oratorios habet,/o?-ee 
of expression. -ir Also, the, chords or 
strings of a musical instrument. Cic. 
Nervi in tidibus. Virg. Numeros in- 
tendere nervis. Horat.. Testudo resonare 
septem callida nervis. - ir Also, 
memhrum virile. Horat. -IT Also, 
bowstring. Virg. Nervo aptare sagit- 
tas. Id. Erumpit nervo pulsante sagit- 
ta. And, figur. a bow. Val. Flacc 
IT Also, the leather, with which shields were 
covered. Tacit. Scuta nervo firmata. 
-11 Also, stocks, fetters; a sort of 
pillory. Plaut. Nervo vinctus. Liv. In 
nervis teneri. Id. Eximere de nervo.— 
And, hence, a prison. Plant. In nervo 
jacebis. Whence, Terent. Vereor, ne 
isthasc fortitudo in nervum erumpat de- 
nique, will come to a gaol, end badly. So, 
jestingly. Plaut. Condamus alter alte- 
rum in nervum brachialem, let us em¬ 
brace.. 
NESxEX, ax, and NeSAEe, es, f. Ifyaaiy, 
Ncsma, a sea-nymph. Virg. 
NESAPIOS (ne & sapio), a, um, adj. un- 
3 raise, foolish. Petron. 
NeSCIeNTER (nesciens), adv. ignorantly, 
3 unknowingly. Augustin. 
NeSCIeNTIA (Id.), ce, f. ignorance. Claud. 
3 Mamert. 
NESCI5 (ne & scio), is, Ivi and ii, Itum, 
a. 4. to be ignorant, not to know, dyvoios. 
Cic. Nec me pudet fateri nescire quod 
nesciam. Id. Certum nescio, I don't 
know for certain. Sueton. Nescire litte- 
ras. Plaut. Hunc nescire de ilia arnica. 
Terent. Te nescientem id dare, igno¬ 
rantly. Quintil. An hoc voluerint auc- 
tores, nescio. Liv . Quibus nescio an 
gloriari debeam, perhaps not. So, Plin. 
Ep. Nescio an innocens, certe tanquam 
innocens. Dolab. ap. Cic. Quod nescio 
an nili accident irnperatori, never per¬ 
haps. — It is also used with the relative 
quis, either to express (1) actual doubt, or 
uncertainly. Cic. Nescio qua permotus 
divinatione, by a certain (but to me un¬ 
known) presentiment. Id. In oppidum 
nescio quod. And to express something 
strange, remarkable, indescribable. Cic. 
lllud nescio quid prieclarum, that in¬ 
describable excellence. Ovid. Nescio quid 
esse putant, something extraordinary. 
Cic. Rumoris nescio quid, a certain ru¬ 
mor. — Or (2), a feigned ignorance, to 
denote that a tiling is insignificant, mean, 
contemptible. Cic. Paconii nescio enjus, 
of one Paconius. Id. Nescio quid lite- 
rularum, a short letter. Id. Caus'dicum 
nescio quern, some obscure pleader. Id. 
Nescio quid illud fraction, excessively 
mean. -II We meet with si nescis in. 
vehement speaking, signifying \f you 
must know, if I must tell you. Ovid. 
Quae sunt, si nescis, invidiosa tibi.- 
If Also, not to know, to be unacquainted 
with. Plaut. Ilia ilium nescit. Juven. 
Vinum nescire, to abstain, from using. 
Virg. Non nescire hiemem, to foresee. 
Lucan. Pericula sua nescire, not to be 
sensible to. -IT Also, not, to be able, to be 
unable (with an infiu.). Cic. Stoici omni 
no irasci nesciunt. Terent. Nesoiebam, 
id dicere illam. Virg. Stare loco nescit, 
cannot contain himself. Ilorat. Nescit 
vox missa revert!, cannot. Cic. Nescire 
Latine, not to understand. 
NlSCrbS (ne&scius), a, um, adj. not 
knowing, ignorant, unknowing, dvtmarfi- 
/(cov. Plin. Ep. Impendentis mali nes- 
cius. Virg. Nesria mens Iiominum 
fati. Tibull. Nescius, uHorern post ca¬ 
put esse deum, not aware, that, &c. Ovid. 
Nullaque de facie nescia terra tua est. 
Id. Quid usus aratri nescia. Cic. Non 
sum nescius ista inter Grwcosdici, lam 
aware, that, &c. Virg. Sese baud nescia 
morti injicit, fully conscious, with pre¬ 
meditation. - IT Also, not knowing 
5CC 
NEX 
how, not able, unable. Virg. Nescia fa. 
lere vita. Id. Nesciaque humanis pre 
cibus mansnescere corda. Horat. Pe 
lides cedere nescius. Ovid. Vine' 
nescius arm is. Id. Lumina succuinberc 
nescia somno.-IF Also, not known, 
unknown. Plaid. Qua; in locis nesciia 
nescia spe sumus. Tacit. Aliis genti- 
bus nescia esse tributa. Id. Neque ne- 
scium habebat, nor -wad lie ignorant. 
NESIS, Idis, f. Ntjous, a small island near 
Naples, now Nisita. Cic. 
NeSSSTROPIIIUM, and NeSS5TR5- 
2 PHEUM (vyacoTpoificiiiv), i, n. a place 
where ducks are fed. Varr. 
NeSSOS, i, m. Ncogos, a Centaur Shut by 
Hercules, for offering violence to Dejanira ; 
when at the point of death, he gave her a 
poisoned robe, which he pretended had the 
power of keeping Hercules faithful to her. 
Ovid. — Hence, Nesseus, a. um, adj. of 
Nessus. Id. Nesseo veneno. 
NeSTQR, oris, m. Necrrco/), son of Neleus, 
a king of Pylus, was noted for his great 
wisdom and persuasive eloquence. He 
was the oldest of the Grecian chiefs in the 
Trojan war. — Hence, Nestoreus, a, um, 
adj. of Nestor. Martial. Nestorea se- 
necta. 
NkTUM, i, n. a town of Sicily. Cic. — 
Hence, Netini, orum, and Netinenses, 
ium, m. the inhabitants of Netum. Id. 
NEVE (ne & vei), by apocope NEU, nor, 
neither, and not, pyre. Cic. Te rogo, ne 
contrahas, neve sinas. Ilorat. Hie 
ames dici pater atque princeps, neu si-- 
nas, &c. Cic. Ut id neve in hoc neve 
in alio, neither, nor. 
NEVIUS. See Nwvius. 
NEV5LS (ne & volo), nevis, lievuit, irreg. 
li. to be unwilling. Plaut. Nisi tu 
nevis. Id. Multa eveniunt homini, 
qua; nevolt. 
NEURICUS, same as Ncrvicus. 2 
NEUR6RATA, or NEURSBATeS (vevpo- 
3 (larris), ffi, m. a rope-dancer, tumbler. 
Jill. Firmic. 
NEUR6IDES [vsvpotiSis), n. a kind of 
2 wild beet. Plin. 
NEURoSPaST6N (v/vpbirnaoTov), i, n. 
3 a puppet, automaton moved by cords. Gell. 
NEURoSPaSTOS (vsvpbanaGTOs), i, f. the 
wild eglantine. Plin. 
NEUTER (ne & uter), tra, trum, adj. 
neither the one nor the other, neither of the 
.two, neither, uyierepos, ovSerepog. Gen it. 
neutrius. Dat. neutri. Cic. Feci, ut 
neutri illorum quisquam esset me carior. 
Id. In quo neutrorum contemnenda est 
sententia. Id. In his rebus in neutram 
partem moveri, to remain neuter. Id. 
Neutram in partem effici possunt, h. e. 
neither for good, nor for evil. Id. Quid 
bonum sit, quid malum, quid neutrum. 
Suet. Medios et neutrius partis, neutral. 
With a plur. verb. Plaut. Ut caveres, 
neuter ad me iretis cum querimonia? 
— Neutra nomina, neuter nouns; nei¬ 
ther masculine nor feminine .- neutra ver¬ 
ba, verbs neuter ; neither active nor pass. 
-IF Neutri, for neutrius. Varr. 
NEUTIQUAM (ne &. utiquam), adv. by 
vo means, in no wise, not at all, pyiapCsg. 
Cic. 
NEUTRALTS (neuter), e, adj. neuter. 
Quintil. Neutralia nomina. 
NEUTRALITER (neutralis), adv. in the 
3 neuter gender. Charis. 
NEUTR6 (neuter), adv. to neither one side 
2 nor the other, to neither side, neither way. 
Liv. Neutro inclinata spe. 
NEUT110BT (ne & utrubi), adv. in neither 
3 place. Plaut. Neutrubi habeam stabu- 
lum.-IT Also, neither way. Ammian. 
NeX (i iekvs), necis, f. violent death, tphrog, 
slaughter, murder. Cic. Insidiatori qua; 
potest afterri injusta nex? Id. Necem 
sibi consciscere, to destroy himselj Surt. 
comminari alicui. Tacit, cuipiam mo- 
liri. Ovid, parare. Tacit.. Necem pa- 
trare. Ovid. Neci occuinbere, to perish. 
Virg. Neci dedere. Id, dare, to put to 
death. Cccs. Vit®, necisque potestatem 
habere in aliquem. Slat.. Eripere ne¬ 
cem alicui, A. e. to save one from death- 
Ovid. Manus nece Phrygia imbut®, A. e- 
with the slaughter of the Phrygians. Se- 
7i.ee. Devotus neci, A. e. doomed or devotea 
to destruction. — It is followed by the gen. 
either in an active sense. Phadr. F'* 0 '’ 3 
venatorum, which the hunters sought te 
